Cold War And The Czechoslovak Coup Of '48
This will test your knowledge of the events in the beginning of the Cold War and a few key events of the Czechoslovak Coup of 1948.
- 1.List two events that occurred in the Czechoslovak Coup of 1948. (2 pts) You may use bullet points.
- 2.Why did Czechoslovakia reject the Marshall Plan?
- 3.Briefly explain the organization of NATO.
- 4.What does the term 'Cold War' describe?
- A.
The tension between Russia and the East on one hand, and the Ukraine and the Balkans on the other.
- B.
The antagonism between the United States and the West on one hand, and the Soviet Union and the East on the other
- C.
The antagonism between the United States and the West on one hand, and China and Asia
- D.
The antagonism between the Trizonia States and the West on one hand, and the Baltic Nations on the other
- 5.The economic rivalry between Cold War countries was called "The Great Contest" for what reason?
- A.
It was a contest to see which would create the most businesses in the East versus in the West
- B.
It was a contest to see which would provide the most jobs for the societies
- C.
It was a contest between ideas of capitalism and Marxism
- D.
It was an idea contest between socialism and communism
- 6.In 1918-1921 there was a _________________ in the new Soviet State with included foreign intervention from the USA and Britain.
- A.
Famine
- B.
Civil War and the Polish invasion
- C.
Economic Crisis
- D.
State of Stalinism
- 7.The Communist threat from Soviet Russia became less important in the 1930's with the arrival of ______.
- A.
The Second World War
- B.
The Polish Invasion
- C.
The Weimar Republic
- D.
The Great Depression
- 8.When Hitler came to power in Germany, the relations between the USA and the USSR began to ______.
- A.
Get worse
- B.
Improve
- C.
Remain the same as it was
- 9.Stalin's purge in _______________ created another rise in the anti-Soviet attitudes in the USA.
- A.
1920-1925
- B.
1935-1937
- C.
1945-1950
- D.
1923
- 10.When the Big 3 met in Tehran in 1943, they agreed to restore Soviet Russia's borders with ----------- to pre-1918 borders.
- A.
Ukraine
- B.
Germany
- C.
Poland
- D.
Estonia
- 11.The conferences at ___________ and _____________ in 1945 were the start of a breakdown in the Grand Alliance. There were four main areas of disagreement at these conferences: Germany, Poland, economic reconstruction, and nuclear weapons.
- A.
Yalta and Potsdam
- B.
Munich and Paris
- C.
Berlin and Tehran
- D.
London and Versailles
- 12.Tensions rose even further after US president Roosevelt's death in April, 1945 and the Vice President, ___________, took a hardline approach to the Soviet Union.
- A.
James Byrnes
- B.
George Marshall
- C.
Winston Churchill
- D.
Harry Truman
- 13.The atomic bomb was tested in July 1945. This bomb gave the USA a negotiation 'tool' during the __________ conference. Diplomats disagreed on whether or not a nuclear partnership would be made with Soviet Russia.
- A.
Tehran
- B.
Brussells
- C.
Yalta
- D.
Potsdam
- 14.Which are two of the five 'D's, or agreements made about what was to be done with Germany after WWII?
- A.
Decentralization and denationalization
- B.
Denationalization and democratization
- C.
Denazification and decentralization
- D.
Demilitarisation and defenestration
- 15.______________'s Long Telegram sent from Russia, said that Russia was an expansionist state which would never co-operate with the USA.
- A.
Marshall
- B.
Kennan
- C.
Moltov
- 16.The 'rotten apple' concept, which was similar to the 'domino theory' said that if one country became __________ it would contaminate the countries surrounding it.
- A.
Capitalist
- B.
Communist
- C.
Free
- D.
Democratic
- 17.The Marshall Plan was set up to provide aid to ____________
- A.
Balkan countries recovering after the war
- B.
European countries recovering after the war
- C.
Russia to recover from the war
- D.
Only to Germany to help them recover from the war
- 18.The ____________________ was the other half 'of the same walnut' with the Marshall Plan.
- A.
Molotov Plan
- B.
The Domino Theory
- C.
Truman Doctrine
- D.
The Great Divide
- 19.Bizonia was an joint rule of Germany between ________ and _________ after WWII.
- A.
The UK and France
- B.
The USSR and France
- C.
The UK and USA
- D.
France and the USA
- 20.Because of the currency reforms and the tightening of the trizonia in Germany, the Soviets put pressure on the west by cutting off rail, road and freight traffic into _________.
- A.
Munich
- B.
Berlin
- C.
Moscow
- D.
Leningrad
- 21.In 1946 elections in Czechoslovakia, the KSč, the _________________, won 38% of the vote for the largest number of seats in parliament
- A.
Socialist nationalist party
- B.
Democratic party
- C.
Social democtrats
- D.
Communist party
- 22.After the 1946 elections, President Beneš selected Klement ˇˇˇˇˇˇˇˇˇˇˇˇˇˇ as Prime Minister to represent the Parliament.
- A.
Gottwald
- B.
Masaryk
- C.
Yeltsin
- D.
Nosek
- 23.As head of the police force, ___________ was able to use his power to fire people who were not communist and replace them with communists.
- A.
Gottwald
- B.
Benes
- C.
Nosek
- D.
Masaryk
- 24.When did the Czechoslovak Coup occur?
- A.
February 1948
- B.
December 1948
- C.
February 1945
- D.
December 1945
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